Comic book sales professionals are stepping into the bleed. Pop-up shops have been mushrooming at cinemas in tandem with the release of comic book adaptations. Taking place on the weekend following release, shops have been taking their products to what should be huge prospective audiences.
Nick Spencer, Thor’s Hammer, HydraCap, and Supremacist Iconography
Content warning: This article talks about the Holocaust, Nazis, white supremacy and anti Semitic hate imagery.
The Power of the Black Panther
Comics have helped shape guest author Krystal Kara’s life. Through the many pages she’s read, she’s found both support and encouragement in the stories and actions of superheroes and now uses that strength to empower others. The non-profit Be Super initiative calls upon the superhero in all of us “to bring to life the heroism within people” and…
Reel Geek Girl: X-Men: Apocalypse Doesn’t Know What to Do With Women
X-Men: Apocalypse Directed by Brian Singer Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Alex Shipp, 20th Century Fox PG-13 147 minutes May 2016 Full Disclosure: I really didn’t like X-Men: Days of Future Past. At all. So I was not eager to see X-Men: Apocalypse. But when the editor asks, the writer does. I came out of…
Mighty Marvel Monday: Civil War, Spider-Man, and Press Tour Round-Up
Captain America: Civil War finally had its North American release and my review embargo is over. So today, I’m giving you all the reviews and related goodies. First up–this fantastic article on WWAC about Natasha Stark from Marvel comics. In this universe, Steve and Tony (Natasha) were in love, and so Civil War didn’t happen….
Supermoms: Martyred, Fridged, Forgotten
Mother’s Day is a day we celebrate the woman (or women) in our lives that fulfill the role of “mother.” Mothers—the good and the bad ones—are an important part of our lives. Moms that worry about what media teaches their children, what superheroes are really super, and so much more. Mothers are important; their absence…
Iron Woman: Natasha Stark, Earth-3490, and the Case for Canon Genderswaps
One of my favorite things about the clamor of excitement surrounding any new comic-related movie is that every time a new film is released, more and more of my friends get interested in reading the comics a movie is based on. Captain America: Civil War is no exception to this, and Marvel’s first Civil War…
Review: Captain America: Civil War — Consequences and Catharsis
This review contains spoilers for Captain America: Civil War.
#4DaysOfCap: A Captain America Movie Live Chat, May 1-4
Captain America: Civil War releases in North America on May 6. In honor of our favorite 95-year-old superhero, we’re hosting a live chat on Twitter in the week leading up to Civil War! At 9 PM Eastern time on the following dates, watch these movies with us, and tweet your reactions @womenoncomics with #4DaysOfCap! We’ll…
That Dr. Strange Trailer Sure Is Awful
The Dr. Strange trailer. So… it’s here. We hated it. Here’s why: Megan Purdy: This seems like a trailer for four movies in one: The Matrix, Inception, Eat Pray Love and a watery wuxia ripoff for white America. It’s visually confused and so derivative that it makes no argument for its own existence. It relies…
Mighty Marvel Monday: The End of March Madness
Hey, friends. It’s been a bad week for me, but it hasn’t been a completely awful week for Marvel, so I suppose that’s something. Let’s start off with something interesting, shall we? Like these pictures of Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor during filming for Doctor Strange that were tweeted out. I still have many reservations…
Mighty Marvel Monday: C2E2, Daredevil, and More
Welcome back to another regularly scheduled Mighty Marvel Monday thanks to Marvel managing to not muck it up for another week! This week’s MMM is pretty short, but expect next week’s to be extra long, due to more articles on Daredevil and also my Wondercon coverage. If you’re going to be around, say hi! So…